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UNITED sTATEs PATENT oEEIoE.

HENRY L. R. WOLF, OF DAYTON, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO THE AULL BROTHERS PAPER AND BOX COMPANY, OF DAYTON, OHIO, A

CORPORATION OF OHIO.

PAPER BOX.

Specification of Letters Patent.

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T0 @ZZ whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY L. R. WOLF, a citizen of the United States, residing at Dayton, in the county of Montgomery and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Paper Boxes, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawgThis invention relates to improvements in paper boxes designed particularly for the The box is of the collapsible variety, so that it can be readily knocked down into flat form for shipment.

My improvements relate to a special feature-to wit, to reinforcing the foldable sides by means of a supplemental strip secured to.such` sides and adapted to embrace both the inner and outer faces thereof when the box is set up and to free such sides when the box is being knocked down-all as hereinafter more fully described, and particularly pointed out in the claim.

In the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, and on which like reference-lettersindicate corresponding parts, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a box embodying my improvements. Fig. 2 is a detail sectional view through one of the foldable sides, showing my supplemental strip in position to embrace the side. Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view of a box and of my supplemental stri s, takenon the line cc c3 of Fig. l, showing tile supplemental stri s by full lines in reinforcing position and by otted lines in the preliminary position. Fig. 4 is a plan view of the box and my strips in a partially-collapsed position of the parts and Fig. 5 is anot er plan view with the arts wholly collapsed and the box knocked own, a portion of two of the sides being broken away to expose the position of my strips.

The letter A designates the bottom of a hat-box, the letter B two opposite sides thereof, and the letter O the other two opposite sides. Thesesides are secured to each other at the corners and to the bottom in any convenient or approved manner, but preferably by lapping the edge of the bottom against the sides B, as shown at b, and by forming the sides C in one piece with the bottom A, while the edges or margins of the sides O are lapped over the sides B, as shown at c. In order that the box may collapse or be capable of being knocked down, the sides O are creased along the lines D in an oblique direction, whereby these sides may be pushed inlocated near the middle of the length of thestrip, so that when the side O begins to fold on itself along the lines D the ends of the strip will be free and the strips will maintain a straight position while the sides are bending, as shown in Fig. 4;. Thus the supplemental strips will not interfere with the collapsing of the box. Their function comes into play when the box is set up and it is desired to secure the sides O against the tendency to collapse or sway inward by bending along their lines D. To accomplish this, the tape or cord K is drawn tightly, as indicated in igs. 2 and 3, and the outer portion of the strip is brought down, say, from the dotted position shown in Fig. 3 to the position shown in full lines in Fig. 3 and in Fig. 2. The ta e or cord is assed through the portion I of t e strip, as a so through the sides C and the portion H of the strip, and is secured from slipping through by a knot or other means, as suggested at L. Thus by drawing down on the tape or vcord K the supplemental strips will be made to tightly embrace the outer and inner surfaces of the sides O and will hold them from sagging or bending inward, will make them staunch and strong, and will add stiffness generally to the whole box. My invention consists in the scheme of these supplemental strips, and it will be understood that they may be applied to boxes other than the one shown and described.

When the box is to be collapsed, the portions I of the su plemental strips are lifted to the position s own by the dotted lines in Fig. 3, and then when the box is set up a downward pull lon the tape or cord will draw the outer portions of the strips to the position already described and clearly shown in Figs. 2 and 3.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as' new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The combination, with a foldable box having two opposite sides creased to fold inward and upon themselves, of supplemental strips formed separate from the sides of said box and composed of inner and outer portions, the inner .port-ion of each strip secured near ifts middle to the inner face of one such side .of the box .and lying beneath the same when in its folded position, and the outer portion,

`tape or cord to draw and hold such outer portion down to such side, substantially as de* scribed.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

HENRY L. R. WOLF.

Witnesses:

JOHN M. NUTT, C. I-I. BALDWIN. 

